Step four is about the slavery and owner s research. Once you found your ancestor s slave owner, you need to track their records to know what they did about their properties. The logic behind this is that slaves are part of the owner s property. Research on their probate records, wills, bills of sale, plantation records, and advertisements of runaway slaves from newspapers. You could also consider using a computer or a software genealogical program to assist you in organizing all your data. Using Personal File Ancestry or Family Maker Tree by Reunion is a good idea. These software programs provide you with the ability to backup all your info in a disk. Document it all Of course, mere documentation is not enough. One could also have a checklist of books and articles that the researcher finds to be relevant to the genealogical work. Some software could also be downloaded for free. Examples are the Brother s Keeper Genealogy software, Family Tree Legends (claiming to be a powerful software in genealogical search), Gedmark (used in securing any information on an author on GEDCOM files), GeneWeb (genealogy program that has Web interface), and GenFinder Freeware, TimeLine Maker (maker of charts that show histories, also, colored printouts There are also free tools for translation. The Genealogy and Dictionary of Chinese Characters Just like any other languages, Chinese uses both pronunciation and meaning on its characters. It is considered as one of humanity's most enduring and greatest achievements culturally. Chinese character is one of the most used literatures around the world. The term genealogy refers to the study of the descents or ancestors. It is the process of tracing one s family tree or origin. As we all know, we are not the first people who exist in this world. As time pass by, new generations of society are born and at the same time, traditions and other cultures are revised as well. We should be thankful that the Latter-day Saints believe ancestral knowledge and genealogical work is an essential part of salvation. Because of this, they invest so much on family history search. Finding that elusive ancestor could be as easy as typing your last name and pressing the enter key. There are great benefits in being a member of family history groups such as the one being offered by FamilySearch.